Thirty cases have been documented since January, compared to 35 cases in all of 2022, the Maine CDC says.
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Bowdoinham ramps up patrols in wake of rabid raccoon attacks
Over the past two weeks, multiple attacks by rabid raccoons have been reported, including one that sent a woman to the hospital.
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Two more raccoons attack Bowdoinham resident, stray cat and pet dog
Days after a rabid raccoon bit a Bowdoinham woman in her home, animal control received a call around noon on Saturday reporting another raccoon attack.
Posted inTimes Record
Rabid raccoon attacks Bowdoinham woman in her home
Although the number of rabies cases in Maine has decreased 50% over the past three years, a woman was attacked in her Bowdoinham home by a raccoon, and animal control believes there are two other infected raccoons still roaming the local woods.
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USDA scattering rabies vaccines for wildlife in Maine, 12 other states
The 348,000 Raboral V-RG baits in Maine and 535,000 in the 3 other states are being dropped from planes in rural areas and from vehicles in urban and suburban areas.
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Bath’s rabies committee wants nearby communities to weigh in on possible solutions
The committee is weighing implementing an oral rabies vaccine program, but questions remain as to how effective it would be.
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Bath leaders differ on mission of new rabies committee
Councilor Elizabeth Dingley said she thinks the committee should “convince” surrounding towns to join Bath in conducting a regional wildlife rabies vaccination program, but other councilors said it may not be a realistic option.
Posted inCoastal Journal, The Forecaster
Bath explores regional approach to vaccinate raccoons against rabies
The proposal would use bait containing an oral vaccine, but would only be effective if five neighboring communities join in.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Letter: Rabies article contains misleading information
It is very frustrating to see another article about fox attacks that is filled with so much misleading information (“State watching rabies attacks, new strain potential issue,” April 30). Specifically, the statement that “Bath’s $26,611 program to bait and euthanize foxes failed.” First, the program was never about euthanizing foxes. It was about euthanizing vector […]
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State watching rabies attacks, new strain potential issue
A recent spree of attacks in Topsham points to a potential cluster of rabies, but not more rabies in the state, experts say.